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Satyagraha
...ends up looking like a parody of the real-life agitations it so solemnly restages.
Aug 2013
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Satya 2
...in a sense, Varma is challenging audiences to compare him against his younger self. The results aren’t pretty.
Nov 2013
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Sahi Dhandhe Galat Bande
...patchily written and too long for its own good. But it is also attempts to tackle the issue of the acquisition of farm land with some degree of seriousness.
Aug 2011
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Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Returns
It seems that the temptation to cash in on Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster’s success – rather than a story that deserved to be told – is what drove the sequel. Despite that, there’s still a lot to be cherished in the film.
Mar 2013
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Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster
The actors sparkle, the dialogue crackles and, after what seems to be aeons, there is a sense of a director approaching his material with seriousness.
Oct 2011
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Jun 2012
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Nov 2011
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Rocket Singh
...emerges as a gentle, inoffensive, occasionally smile-inducing but slow paced film that stays firm on the same level, bereft of any crests or troughs. It’s flat and fails to come to life.
Dec 2009
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Revolver Rani
Even a spunky Kangana Ranaut cannot save this spectacularly boring film.
Apr 2014
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Red Alert
...an earnest movie that is low on melodrama but equally lacking in dramatic tension.
Jul 2010
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Ready
...an inoffensive but unmemorable comedy that rests entirely on Salman Khan’s very broad shoulders.
Jun 2011
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Rann
On the minus side, Rann’s story is so simplistic that it boils down the entire television news sector into two rival channels. The movie is as low on authenticity as it is on histrionics
Jan 2010
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Rakht Charitra 2
The law of diminishing returns catches up with Ram Gopal Varma's Rakht Charitra 2...
Dec 2010
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Rajdhani Express
Rajdhani Express derails long before it reaches its final destination. It leaves viewers with many perplexing questions and no definite answers.
Jan 2013
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Ragini MMS
...does more to keep viewers on the edge of their seats than drive them away.
May 2011
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Race 2
...is the kind of film you wish for your worst enemy to watch on a Saturday night at the most expensive multiplex ticket available. Unlike the first part of the franchise, though, it’s not even one of those guilty pleasure films that act as accompaniment on a drunken night with friends. Even as a terribly bad film, Race 2 is a disappointment.
Jan 2013
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Raaz 3
Vikram Bhatt, the current caretaker of Ramsay’s camp horror legacy, employs the tried- and-tested formulae: translucent white curtains blow, doors creak, untraceable husky voices deliver threats, all of which never quite draw out a scream.
Sep 2012
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Raanjhanaa
...a fairly enjoyable film, aided by a fast-paced narrative, a hummable score by AR Rahman and a great central protagonist.
Jun 2013
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Ra.One
...there's ultimately no escaping the poorly drawn characters, Khan's weird mannerisms and the surfeit of references to the male nether regions.
Oct 2011
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Queen
...a consistently funny and heart-warming film made of little gems, Kangana Ranaut being the brightest, biggest jewel of the piece.
Mar 2014
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Pyaar Ka Punchnama
Director and writer Luv Ranjan seems to have a string of bad breakups. Only that can explain why the villains in his debut movie are the girlfriends – who are difficult, demanding, unfathomable and annoying.
May 2011
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Players
...it never makes the mistake of taking itself too seriously and manages to successfully Bollywood-ise a Hollywood speciality - the big-budget heist movie.
Jan 2012
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Pizza
Pizza is big on visual trickery and distressingly casual as far as things like plot and credulity are concerned.
Jul 2014
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Phas Gaye Re Obama
...not all of Kapoor's jokes score laughs. Also, one does wish that the movie were paced faster.
Dec 2010
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Paathshaala
The disconnectedness between scenes suggests that a big chunk of Paathshaala is lying on the floor of an editing suite somewhere.
Apr 2010
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Once Upon A Time In Mumbai Dobaara
...a confused, botched-up attempt at reworking the formula of the first film...
Aug 2013